Getting Started
8 SDA 601 Serial Digital Analyzer User Manual
The On-screen Display (OSD)The OSD is a 12 line, 24 column display containing results from an
SDA 601 Analyze or Watch session. It can be superimposed on the
AUX output and viewed on an attached video monitor. Toggle the
OSD On/Off with the Insert On/Off key. The default OSD will resemble
Figure 4 when the instrument is in Watch mode. You can control sev-
eral OSD characteristics (size, color, screen position) through the Util-
ity/OSD Setups submenu; see page 32.
Figure 4: The Default Watching OSD
The symbols on the bottom line of the OSD have the following mean-
ings:
HThe rotating line in the lower left indicates that Auto Power Off is
enabled.
HThe musical note symbol indicates that Alarms are toggled On
with the Alarm key or through the Alarm menu. This symbol can
appear even when the beeper and print errors items in the Alarm
menu are set to Off.
HThe “W” appears when the instrument is in Watch mode.
HThe reversed “E” means that an error is detected.